circle around

• Verbe à particule signifiant se déplacer en cercle autour de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un, ou éviter de discuter directement d'un sujet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving in a circular path around something or someone, or to avoid addressing a topic directly.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. formal

   To move in a circular path around something or someone.

   tourner autour

   • The eagle circled around its prey before diving.
   • The children circled around the teacher to hear the story.
   • The plane circled around the airport before landing.

   Synonymescirclecircumambulateencirclego aroundorbitrevolve around

2. Avoid a direct topicinformal

   To avoid addressing a subject directly; to talk around an issue.

   tourner autour du pot

   • He kept circling around the real problem during the meeting.
   • Stop circling around the question and give me a straight answer.
   • She circled around the topic of her resignation for an hour.

   Synonymesavoidbypassdodgeequivocateevadehedgesidestepskirt